Emilio Ortega, 41, of Monroeville, was driving his car south on Route 47 when he hit Susan L. Kinnan and John D. Kinnan Jr., who were cycling on the shoulder of the road, prosecutors said. Susan L. Kinnan later died at Cooper Hospital in Camden.

Police say Ortega had illegal Xanax on his possession at the time of the crash. After the victim’s death, prosecutors filed the new death by auto charge against Ortega while he was still in Salem County Jail, where he remains.

In Atlantic County, prosecutors moved forward with their case stemming from the July 11, 2015, crash on Route 49 in Estelle Manor.